Rhode Island State Police said they have arrested seven people on drugs and firearms charges last week.

The Rhode Island State Police HIDTA Task Force has arrested seven suspected gang members and seized narcotics and weapons.

Rhode Island State police said two people were arrested after a drugs investigation in Providence.

In Rhode Island, a hate crime is not a separate criminal charge, but rather a sentencing enhancement.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 27-year-old Providence man, Kyron Lopes, died after being taken away from a training exercise for the state's Capitol Police in ...

The ACI Investigations Unit charged a Cranston man as a fugitive from justice from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Jan. 23. Franklin Baxter, 49, of Cranston, was arraigned in Third Division ...

Lopes, who was a recruit of the Capitol Police, was taken to the hospital on Dec. 23 and he passed away on Dec. 25, state police Capt. Marc Alboum said in a news release sent on Friday, Jan. 2. An ...